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The US men’s basketball team nearly suffered a huge shock on Thursday night as they narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of Serbia in the semi-final of the Paris Olympics.
The team, led by LeBron James, Stephen Curry and a host of NBA All-Stars, were expected to stroll to another Olympic title, even thought the rest of the world has been catching up with the Americans in recent years.